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Bill Plaschke: When radio reporter crashed on Brewers' slide, Dodgers were there to pick him up

He is part of the team, but he is not part of the team.

Los Angeles Times

Bryce Harper’s comeback success is ‘not an easy thing to do.’ Take it from Chase Utley.

To comprehend the degree of difficulty in what Bryce Harper did last week — five hits, including two home runs, in 10 triple-A at-bats, followed by a two-run single in his first major league plate appearance in 61 days and a hit in each of the Phillies’ two subsequent games…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

MLB umpire Dale Scott: ‘I wasn’t intimidated by threats to out me as gay’

In a book looking back at his career, veteran umpire says baseball is a more accepting place than many people assume

The Guardian - US

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Shohei Ohtani’s blast helps Angels hold off Yankees

The showdown between baseball titans Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge brought fans pouring into Angel Stadium for Monday night’s game between the Angels and the New York Yankees.

Los Angeles Times

Reds rock Dakota Hudson and Cardinals' offense goes quiet in 5-1 loss

CINCINNATI — The Cardinals’ offense, one of the most robust in baseball over the past month, has spent August extinguishing uncertainties about its depth, its looks, its leadoff spot, and its dexterity beyond the twin powers of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gio Urshela's bases-clearing double powers Twins past Red Sox 4-2

MINNEAPOLIS -- Most hitters thrive with the bases loaded, because pitchers become tentative, fearful of making mistakes. But this season, Gio Urshela is the exception, managing only one hit, a one-run single, in 11 such situations.

Tribune News Service

‘Best version of himself’: Cubs add reliever Brendon Little as substitute player at Toronto

Since July 4, lefty Brendon Little has posted a 1.06 ERA in Triple-A.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Pablo Lopez turning corner, but Marlins do not in another extra-inning loss to Dodgers

MIAMI — After struggling to find consistency for over two months, Pablo Lopez may finally be turning the corner.

Miami Herald

Baseball by the numbers: Albert Pujols loses in WAR among GOATs

Crunching the numbers shows he falls well below greats such as Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs MLPBA rep Ian Happ weighs in on push to unionize minor-leaguers

The MLBPA announced it launched a campaign to unionize minor-league players after receiving “overwhelming support” from its executive board Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gilda Wrenn dies at 97; emigrated from Dominican Republic and welcomed all to her home in Chicago

Mrs. Wrenn once hosted three Dominican Major League players for a home-cooked meal. Two of them were brothers, first basemen and outfielders: Felipe Alou of the Atlanta Braves and Matty Alou of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as Juan Marichal, then a pitcher with the San Francisco Giants.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jim Souhan: Jake Cave, after a long wait, is helping the Twins win

Late Saturday, after rain, lightning, high winds and perhaps locusts rapidly descended on Target Field, the Twins were one out away from losing for the seventh time in eight games.

Tribune News Service

What You Need to Know as the MLBPA Pushes to Unionize the Minors

This is a monumental step toward improving working conditions for minor leaguers, but there’s still a long road ahead.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Reds Star Joey Votto Announces Plan for 2023 MLB Season

The Cincinnati first baseman is out for the rest of this season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Sports Illustrated

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MLB Players Association takes first steps to unionize minor leaguers

The Major League Baseball Players Association, which represents nearly 800 active baseball players, is seeking to add minor league players to its ranks, representing a labor shift that would allow the younger athletes to collectively bargain for better wages and playing conditions.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox pitching prospect Norge Vera is getting attention

Vera, 22, is part of “Project Birmingham” as a wave of prospects who were promoted last week to the Sox’s Double-A affiliate to finish the rest of the 2022 season.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers place Tony Gonsolin on injured list with forearm strain

The Dodgers pitching staff has taken another hit.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Power Rankings: Where the Mets, Dodgers Stand Before Decisive Series

Plus, how the Blue Jays fared upon return from their road trip while the Braves try to keep it close in the NL East entering September.

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Mets Manager Buck Showalter Indicates He Will Dye Hair in Exchange for World Series

The veteran manager is willing to go to great lengths to celebrate a potential championship in 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times

World champion 2005 White Sox have some advice for this year’s team

“The best thing they can do is maintain chemistry, stick together, and that’s the best way they can accomplish and get through August and September despite a difficult season,” said former Sox pitcher Jose Contreras.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jayson Tatum wants to throw first pitch at St. Louis Cardinals game before the NBA season begins

Tatum designed a St. Louis-inspired Cardinals Jordan 34.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLBPA makes push to unionize minor leaguers

The players’ association said Monday it is circulating union authorization cards among players with minor league contracts to form a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Yankees pitcher Greg Weissert threw a silly 81 mph slider that had fans thinking he was a wizard

The late movement on this pitch is just ridiculous.

Sports Illustrated

MLBPA Releases Statement on Push to Unionize Minor Leaguers

Unionization could create a seismic shift in how business is conducted in the lower levels of baseball.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Buck Showalter may dye his hair if Mets win the World Series. Here are our suggested colors.

We have some ideas.

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